Suddenly it was 1994 all over again – Arsenal outplayed, toyed with even, by European opponents of humbling brilliance.

But somehow – through guts, luck, a tricky English winger and a limping braveheart captain – they clawed their way back.

Perhaps the spirit of '94 – the spirit which allowed a team featuring Ian Selley, Steve Morrow and Kevin Campbell to defeat a Parma side containing Tomas Brolin, Gianfranco Zola and Tino Asprilla – is still lurking around that neck of the woods.

But what a game. What an unbelievable game. Thrilling, baffling and barnstorming, it was the type of gourmet match that makes you realise most of your weekly diet is just junk food. Wolves at home on Saturday won't seem quite the same.